I was in California last week on business. Drove back and forth between LA and Bakersfield. I found an amazing radio station that played all 80s and 90s music. You may be saying to yourself, “Big whoop Lincee. We have a radio station like that here in [insert city].”
Well this one was different. Sure it played your typical George Michael, Bon Jovi and Madonna staple tunes, but only 50 percent of the time. The other half was dedicated to the songs you LOVED back in the day, but the artists didn’t necessarily stand the test of mainstream radio play. You didn’t buy their entire cassette tape…but you did sing at the top of your lungs to the cassette single that cost you only $1.99.
Confused yet?
Let me give you a few examples of these little gems that I re-discovered while driving with my windows down along I-5.
Song/Artist: All Cried Out by Lisa Lisa
Lyrics: “How was I to knooooooow? You would weaken so easily?
Aaahhh-iii-eee-iiii-eee-iiii…I don’t know what to do. Now I’m all cried out. Over you.”
Memory: I really felt I knew what this woman was going through even though I was ten.
Song/Artist: Always by Atlantic Starr
Lyrics: “And weeeeeeee both knooooooooow. That our luuuuuuuuv. Will groooooooow. And FOREVER. It will BE…YOOOOOOOUUUUU and MEEEEEEEEEEEEE. Yeah-eh-eh-eh-uh.”
Memory: Picture it…my uncle shows up with his family on the Fourth of July, picks me up and begins a road trip to Disney World. It was the summer of 1986 and I was in the back seat with my cousins Johnny and Stephanie. That song was on the radio all the time. Since we had to pass through a million states to get from Texas to Florida, radio stations would go in and out. Therefore, we heard Always about every 15 minutes. And we sang loud and proud. To the top of our lungs. Good times.
Song/Artist: Give Me One Reason by Tracy Chapman
Lyrics: “Give me one reason to stay heeyah. And I turn right back around.”
Memory: My sister played this over and over. Love, love, love it.
Song/Artist: What’s Up by 4 Non Blondes
Lyrics: “And I said HEEEEEY YAAAAAY YAAAAAY YAAY YAY, HEEEEEY YAAAAAY YAY. I said HEY. WHAT’S GOING ON?
Memory: Tryout routine for Bobcat Belles. Awesome.
I’ve downloaded them all and they are now a part of the Lincee i-Tunes family. But I would like to add some of their friends to the playlist.
Any ideas for me? Stick to the 80s and 90s and don’t make me laugh by suggesting Milli Vanilli, MC Hammer, Spice Girls, Wham, etc. You know I already have all of those. Shame on you if you don’t.
I’m in meetings all day, but I will be checking tonight for sure. Tomorrow is download day since I am headed to NYC and need some fresh tunes on the old i-Pod.
Can’t wait to hear your thoughts!
The Final Countdown – Europe. The follow up single, “Carrie”, was not quite as good but I felt like they were singing just to me.
Hey Lincee – I think if we were to get together and compare playlists, we would like to jazzercise to the same stuff! My husband loves to make fun of me for loving the early 90′s hair bands, but not much makes me happier than a good power ballad. So, I’m suggesting “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” by Poison in the case that you may not already rock out to it, and also “Heaven” by Warrant. Good old early 90′s cheese!! Husband is making fun of me right now, but I might mention that he can sing along to every 80′s song ever made since he is much, much older than me!
“The Promise” by When in Rome…..LOVE IT!!!
I’m sorry but I’m just thinking of the right words to say
I know this may not sound the way I planned it to be………………………..
LOVE IT!
iTunes will pick out songs for you that they (the awesome little gnomes in my computer) think i will like. how did they know? i will check later at the 15 new songs i downloaded after finding this terrific feature.
These two songs always make me sing out loud and for a moment it sounds (to me) as though I can actually carry a tune: La Isla Bonita – Madonna and Time after Time by Cyndi Lauper
My ‘excuse me while I J-A-M out’ songs are:
Forever Young by Alphaville
Heart and Soul by T’Pau
Tennessee and/or Mr Wendel by Arrested Development
Meet Me Halfway by Kenny Loggins
Rosanna–by Toto and Sister Christian by Nigh Ranger. Sure Africa might have been a more popular song, but can you really change the channel when Rosanna comes on?
Excuse my spelling…
“Come on Ilene” by Dexie’s Midnight Runners
“Change” by John Waite
“Take it easy on me” by Little River Band
“My Kinda Lover” by Billy Squier
“Kiss Off” by Violent Femmes
How’s that for diverse ’80′s?
Annie Lennox-No more i love you’s (doo be doo be do do ah ah) and Walking of broken glass
Tears for Fears-Sowing the seeds of love (sowing the seeds…birds and the bees) and Shout
Martika-Toy Soldier (step by step heart to heart left right left we all faaaallll dowwwn like toy soldiers)
“My Sharona” – The Knack (I think?)
“Close to Me” and “Friday I’m in Love” – The Cure
“Love is a Battlefield” – Pat Benetar
“Eternal Flame” and “In Your Room” by The Bangles
“Look Away” by Chicago
Tainted Love – 1981 Soft Cell
“NoWWW I knooow I’ve got to (BUM BUM) run awayyy…”
Need I say more?
It’s every school girl’s (and gay guy’s) anthem to love gone bad.
Z. Vyne
http://mommywoodandvyne.blogspot.com/
Sweet Child O Mine – Guns and Roses, Shout-Tears for Fears, Never Let Me Down Again-Depeche Mode, In the Name of Love-U2,
All for Love – Color me Badd
Goody Two Shoes – Adam Ant
“Still Haven’t Found (What I’m Looking For)” . .U2
“They Don’t Know (About Us)” . . Tracey Ullman (you know you yelled out, “BABY!”)
“I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” . . .The Proclaimers (only the happiest song known to man)
“Walking on Sunshine” . . Katrina and the Waves (probably the 2nd happiest song known to man)
“Escape. . The Pina Colada Song”. . .Rupert Holmes (why didn’t it bother them that they were both about to cheat on eachother?)
“Make a Move on Me” . . Olivia Newton-John (nothing else needs to be said. . but go ahead and add “Little More Love” for good measure. . then move on to the whole “Xanadu” soundtrack! Olivia Newton-John + ELO= SOLID GOLD!!!!)
“Money Changes Everything” . . Cyndi Lauper
“Good Enough” . . Cyndi Lauper (let your inner Goonie roam free)
girl. . I could go on and on!!!! This is too much fun!
This really IS too much fun! I’m glad that Lincee understands how great 80′s music is, even if my husband does NOT.
Gary Numan – Cars
J. Geils Band – Centerfold, Freeze Frame
GoGos – We Got The Beat
Mr. Mister – Broken Wings
a-ha – Take on Me
Simple Minds – Don’t You Forget About Me
Howard Jones – No One is To Blame
Falco – Rock Me Amadeus
Bangles – Walk Like an Egyptian
Dream Acadamy – Life in a Northern Town
Crowded House – Don’t Dream It’s Over
Corey Hart – Never Surrender
Madness – Our House
Big Country – In a Big Country
Wall of Voodoo – Mexican Radio
Modern English – I Melt With You
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians – What I Am
B-52’s – Love Shack
Elvis Costello – Veronica
Enya – Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)
Pointer Sisters – Neutron Dance
Bryan Adams – Summer of 69, Heaven
Hmmm – now I have to go buy an 80′s compilation after work!
You certainly speak my language! I listen to my yahoo player every day, all Big Hits of the 80′s. Good times. Gotta have some Cindi Lauper, the Police, U2, Hart (who were awesome on Idol Gives Back), Tears for Fears, and the list goes on and on. There is such a wide selection to choose from! Keep on playing ‘em!
I forgot “Just like Heaven” by The Cure! LOVE IT TOO!!
Ooh! Fun!
Ace Of Base – The Sign
All-4-One – I Swear
Timmy T. – One More Try
Paula Abdul – Rush Rush
George Harrison – Got My Mind Set On You
The Outfield – Your Love “Josie’s on a vacation far away….”
Starship – Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now
Proclaimers – I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)
Soul Asylum – Runaway Train
Presidents Of the United States Of America – Lump “she’s lump, she’s lump, she’s lump, she’s in my head…” or something like that
Anything by Huey Lewis and the News!!
Deee-Lite – Groove Is In the Heart
Janet Jackson – Escapade
And of course, you want to get Rick Roll’d:
Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up
Ooo – and Dead or Alive – “You Spin Me Right Round”…
Ok ok – I promise this is my last one – but how could I have forgotten 99 Red Balloons?? (Nena) Anyone else here rollerskate to that one in grade 7??
I just updated my “Fun 80s” Playlist! Love it, here’s some lesser known I’ve added:
“When Smokey Sings” – by ABC
“Take Me Home Tonight” – Eddie Money
“Chains of Love” – Erasure
“What Have You Done For Me Lately” – Janet Jackson – Oh yeah!
“C’Este La Vie” – Robbie Nevil
“We Builty This City” – Starship
“Perfect Way” – Scritti Politti (who knew?)
“Tempted” – Squeeze
“Somebody’s Baby” by Jackson Browne, this one was from the “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” soundtrack. Classic 80′s song!
love this challenge..so fun!! what did we ever do before i-tunes? remember making your own old skool mix tape by having the cassette all ready to go in the player, poised on ‘record’ & ‘pause’, waiting for your favorite song to come on the radio and then praying that the Dj didnt talk through the first part of the song? ahhh good times!!
Len – “steal my sunshine”…. Footloose soundtrack
Oh –
“our house” madness
“billy dont loose my number” (dance remix) phill collins
“Whoomp! there it is” does it matter who sings it??
anything from UB40
Only my favorite song in Kindergarten:
Eric Carmen – “Make me lose Control” (Turn the radio up, for that sweet sound, hold me close never let me gooooo…)
Crowded House: “Heynow, HEY now, don’t dream it’s over . . .”
DramaRama–”Anything, Anything”
hold on (to your love) – en vogue.
i’ll never get over you getting over me – expose
never gonna give you up – rick astley
heaven – warrant
The one, the only, CHRIS LEDOUX:
“Whatcha Gonna Do With a Cowboy?”
“Look at You Girl” – (whoa, you wanna get a good cry on? this is IT)
“Cadillac Ranch”
(well, in truth, just about everything the guy ever wrote and/or performed)
Billy Vera and the Beaters: “At This Moment”
John Waite: “Missing You”
Tracy Chapman: “Fast Car” (made my first bungee bridge fly with this blasting!)
Wicked Games by Chris Isaak.
Ultimate mood song
23 Johnnie: First of all “Steal My Sunshine” is not on the Footloose soundtrack of 1984. Is there another?
If we’re talkin’ Footloose, who could leave out, “The Girl Gets Around” – Sammy Hagar, “Dancing in the Sheets”, or “Holding Out For the Hero”. And the song I’m going to duet-style at my wedding: “Almost Paradise”.
LOVE 80′s songs! I have an entire collection of 80′s hits on my ipod! Here are a couple more recommendations to add to the awesome list above:
867-5309/Jenny – Tommy Tutone
Another One Bites the Dust – Queen
Manic Monday – The Bangles
’65 Love Affair – Paul Davis
Amanda – Boston
Roam – The B-52′s
Take It On the Run – REO Speedwagon
Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler
I could go on and on and on….
OMG…just thought of one that I played when my 8th grade bf broke up with me and I had to give him back his middle school letter jacket…I remember calling the radio station to request it even though I bought the $1.99 single at Sam Goody in 1994.
Sukiyaki by 4PM (4 Positive Music)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCCB2dixm4c
I’ve gotta agree with Michellyoh: The Proclaimers are a must-add, if you don’t already have them!
Oh, so many great songs! Here are a few that I didn’t see listed…
Glory of Love – Peter Cetera (from Karate Kid)
(Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection – Nelson (those long haired beauties!)
Weatherman – Jack Wagner (general hospital fame)
Rock On – Michael Damian (Young and the Restless) I had such a crush on him…
this is bachelor related, but i didn’t know where to post so you would get it!
http://pacificcoastnewsonline.com/2008/04/andy-baldwin-and-marla-maples.html
what is THIS all about??!!
Thanks for the trip down memory lane….
Here’s my .02$
Hazy shade of winter – The Bangles
Sex – Berlin
Do ya wanna hold me – Bow Wow Wow
I still believe – The Call
AEIOU sometimes Y – EBN – OZN
Oh L’amour (90s I think) – Erasure
You dropped the bomb – The Gap Band
The Ghost in you – Psych Firs
I’m the one who wants to be with you…deep inside IIIIII hope yooooooou feeel it too!~ Mr. Big!
Geez- anything on those Monster Ballad CD’s!
Wake me up- before you go go don’t leave me hanging on like a yo yo!!!-Wham
Sorry if these are already on the list of suggestions-I didn’t have time to read all of them!
Love the little extras for us to read/do between Mondays…thanks Lincee.
Some tried and true old favorites that I rediscovered when living in Australia – Icehouse – “Crazy” and “Electric Blue” AND, can’t forget INXS – “Do Wot You Do”!
I put together a CD of 80′s music songs for one of my girlfriends that was going on a long road trip a couple years ago. I forced her to identify all the songs WITHOUT cheating, and had to name the movie too. She said it was awesome and kinda hard at times! Here are a couple songs I included –
Bryan Adams – “One Night Love Affair” (from Real Genius – swimming pool in the auditorium scene)
Billy Idol – “Dancing with Myself” (from Can’t Buy Me Love – the African Anteater Dance!)
John Parr – “St Elmo’s Fire” ( awesome stuff)
Yello – “One” (Ferris Bueller’s Day off.. “Do you have a kiss for Daddy?”)
General Public – “Tenderness” (NO, not in reference to “Clueless”, though I know it’s on there. This was in the closing scenes of “Weird Science”)
For a huge HUGE list, take your pick here : http://mzc.blogspot.com/2006/04/80s-approx-35-albums.html
anything from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack
Duh… “Oh Yeah”, not ‘One” for my Yello song title up there… damn fingers…
“Electric Blue” made me think of “Electric Youth” by Debbie Gibson! Remember she had the perfume? SWEET.
Repetition by Information Society.
Kiss me Deadly by Lita Ford
I remember meeting my uncle’s fiancee for the first time – she and her brother were practicing singing Always for a wedding they were in and I thought both she and that song were so super cool! I cannot hear that song without being shoved right back into the 6th grade and idolizing my soon to be aunt!
Jen, you said Sam Goody! I forgot about that place…I would buy posters of the B-52s there and my friends and I would think we were sooooo cool walking around in there looking at cassettes we wanted to buy! Cassette Singles. Wow.
Oh Lincee, you made me go to the ol’ iPod Touch and look at my “Kickin’ It Old School” mix. Here are a few of my faves:
Breakfast in America – Supertramp
Hourglass – Squeeze (“Take it to the bridge, throw it overboard, see if it can swim…”)
Don’t Bring Me Down – ELO (“Don’t bring me dooooown!”)
Dead Man’s Party – Oingo Boingo (“It’s a dead man’s party. Who could ask for more?”)
The Safety Dance – Men Without Hats (S…s…s…s..a…a…a..f…f…f..)
Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield (“Oh, I wish that I had Jessie’s giiiiirl!”)
Hungry for You (J’Aurais Toujoir Faim De Toi) – The Police
I Want You to Want Me – Cheap Trick
Free-For-All – Ted Nugent
Hair of the Dog – Nazareth (bom-bad-dun-dun-da-dun)
Oh, sister. I’ve got a few:
We don’t have to take our, clothes off, to have a good time, oh yeah … (Jermaine Stewart)
Perfect Way — Scritti Politti, baby
Jungle Love — Morris Day and the Time
Double Dutch Bus — Frankie Smith
Pop Goes the World — Men Without Hats
Let’s Go All the Way — Sly Fox
can’t fight this feeling – REM
for the longest time – billy joel
forever young
#45 Kristin — GREAT songs!!!!
This quest for songs is cracking me up!! What a blast to the past! We DO have a wide gap of ages on here. Love the referral to taping your favorite song w/ a cassette player (#24 Johnnie). How about favorite LP’s that were scratched (obviously from overplay) and would “skip”. Hated that! Oh the joys of an ipod!
Oh come on…! Love of a Lifetime by Firehouse!!
Not really one hit wonders but anything Counting Crows – Mr Jones, Hanging Around etc.
I’m going to try to not repeat any suggestions from above but if I do, please forgive.
Ex-Beatles ( Love the Fab 4, so sue me.)
When We Was Fab – George Harrison
All Those Years Ago – George Harrison
Ebony & Ivory – Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
There seems to be a lack of rap
King of Rock – Run DMC
It’s Tricky – Run DMC
Paul Revere – The Beastie Boys
Sabotage – The Beastie Boys
The Humpty Dance – Digital Underground
Kiss Me and I’ll Kiss you Back – Digital Underground
I’m Bad – LL Cool J
Metal/Punk Artists
One – Metallica
What it Takes – Aerosmith
Mama I’m Coming Home – Ozzy Osbourne
Anarchy in the UK – The Sex Pistols
You Shook me All Night Long – AC/DC
Knockin’ On Heavens Door – Guns N’ Roses
Pop
China Girl – David Bowie
Am I the Same Girl – Swing Out Sister
Breakout – Swing Out Sister
Connected – Stereo MC’s
Oh Sherie – Steve Perry
Fantasy – Mariah Carey
You’re My Best Friend – Queen – If it’s not an 80′s release, it’s good nonetheless
Never Gonna Get It – En Vogue
Givin’ Him Something He Can Feel – En Vogue
And that’s probably enough.
Stroke Me – Billy Squier (actually any of his songs)
Photograph – Def Leppard
So, I’m a longtime fan (from the email days) and it took this post to make me finally make a comment (though I’ve wanted to many times as I’ve sat here crying laughing reading your insights). Here are a few songs that I don’t think have been mentioned:
Rumors – Club Nouveau (also Lean on Me, but you hear that more)
I Think We’re Alone Now – Tiffany
Nobody’s Fool – Cinderella
Seventeen – Winger (also Headed for a Heartbreak)
Born to Be My Baby – Bon Jovi
Good Vibrations – Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch
A newer song that sounds like an 80′s song to me is from the movie, Good Luck Chuck — it’s called Love it When You Call by The Feeling. Such a feel good song. So, thanks Lincee for this post as it’s helped me decide to make a new 80′s/90′s playlist — and thank you for all your time spent making us laugh!
Shout out to Miss Yvonne–You MUST have been a fan of PeeWee’s Playhouse???:) I SO agree with you–there’s a huge age gap here, and its so great!! I am lovin’ that some of you are writing about your favorite songs when you were in kindergarten! The 80′s bring back memories of being a new mom and my 2 year old daughter singing along to “Beat It”! Surprised no one has mentioned Michael Jackson yet!
Some other faves from back in the day:
Overkill- Men at Work
Science- Thomas Dolby
Every Little Thing She Does…..- The Police
Too many more great ones and too old to remember the titles!!
“Basement? Theres’ no basement in The Alamo!!!!”
P.S. From my comment #52 — I do realize Rumors is by Timex Social Club, but on iTunes it comes up under Club Nouveau.
Ok — looks like I’m the old broad of the crowd. So be it — music is timeless and ageless — even the one hit wonders, hmm?
Here are a few more off my iPod:
Richard Marx – “Right Here Waiting”
David Gates – “Aubrey”
Madonna – “Crazy for You” (from the movie Vision Quest!)
The original INXS – “Kick”, “New Sensation”, “Devil Inside”, “Need You Tonight”
Francine Reed – “One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show”
Tim Finn – “Hit the Ground Running”
“Caribbean Queen” – Billy Ocean. The best!
#31 Jen – I didn’t mean that “steal my sunshine” was on footloose soundtrack, I just didnt separate it properly… lol!
old INXS rocks!!! (55 Melissa).. that was my first concert (back when we had to stand in line all night before the doors opened – before the bracelets came out, before online ticket purchasing! lol)… loved that concert!
Just thought of another one (I actually HAD this cassette single played it over and over – loved those too!!)
“just a friend” Biz Markie – “oh baybeeeeee, yooooo got what I need!” (not sure of the correct title)
who remembers that jukebox show on cable back in the day? you could call in (99c per call) and request the video?? they used to play “me so horny” by 2 live crew over and over and over!! LOL!
All from the ’80′s…
Duran Duran (If I know you, you probably already have many DD songs downloaded)
~Girls on Film
~Rio
~Hungry Like The Wolf
~Save a Prayer
~The Reflex
~Wild Boys
Depeche Mode
~People Are People
~Just Can’t Get Enough
~Personal Jesus
~Never Let Me Down Again
~Everything Counts
~Strangelove
Erasure
~Oh L’amour
~Sometimes
~A Little Respect
Tears for Fears
~Shout
~Everybody Wants to Rule the World
~Head Over Heels
The Cure
~Lovesong
~Just Like Heaven
~Why Can’t I Be You
~Friday I’m in Love
Others artists I love…New Order, INXS, Yaz, U2, Prince, Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, Beastie Boys, Alphaville, Dead or Alive
Lincee-so glad you are a TRUE 80′s girl. I have memories from all you mentioned and many, many more. And just for the record……Denver DOES NOT have an 80′s station anymore…….we are hating every minute of it…….heck…….I’M MOVIN………but not to Bakersfield, CA (aka- The armpit of California- no offense to anyone that might live there-bless your hearts!!!!)
Lovin every minute of your recaps-as an original “email” reciever I MUST add the following:
“Spring Love” – Stevie B
Oh yeah, now THAT’S what I’m talking about!!!
Keep em comin girl!
“Don’t Change” – INXS (my favorite from them)
“Some Like it Hot” – The Power Station (Robert Palmer + some Duran Duran = awesome)
“One Thing Leads to Another” – The Fixx
“Waiting on a Friend” – Rolling Stones
“Watching the Wheels” – John Lennon
“I Ran (So Far Away)” – A Flock of Seagulls
“Lunatic Fringe” – Red Rider (the best tune from the very solid Vision Quest soundtrack)
We built this City (I don’t know who sings it but I LOVED it!)
Song/Artist: “You’re the Best” / Joe Esposito
Lyrics: You’re the BEST! AH-ROUND! Nothins’ gonna ever keep you down!
This is the song that was played towards the end of The Karate Kid. It’s the Karate Montage where Daniel fights everyone at the Tournament to get the finals against the evil Johnny.
“18 and Life” – Skid Row
“Black Velvet” – Alannah Myles (don’t pretend you didn’t like this song)
“Cradle of Love” – Billy Idol
“Cuts Like a Knife” – Bryan Adams (any of his songs will do)
“Hurts So Good” & “Jack and Diane” – John Cougar
“Died in Your Arms” – Cutting Crew
“Sweet Child O’ Mine” & “Welcome to the Jungle” – Guns-N-Roses
“Waiting for a Girl Like You” – Foreigner
Anything by Billy Joel too!
And kudos to the person above that mentioned Xanadu…what is not to love Oliva Newton-John and ELO!!
I made this CD for myself and friends..it had all the tunes from the 80′s teen movies…16 Candles, Last American Virgin, Pretty In Pink, Breakfast Club, great fun listening and remembering the scenes. Too many to list, but you know the songs.
I can remember begging my mom to take me to the Jackson 5 concert. It just wasn’t fair she said I wasn’t old enough but my brother got to go. All I got was a lousy button!
Here are some of my favs that I don’t think have been mentioned.
Hall & Oates
-Kiss on My List
-Maneater
-Rich Girl
-Private Eyes
Paula Abdul
-Opposites Attract
-Rush Rush (Already Mentioned but I had to!)
-Cold Hearted
Billy Ocean
-Get Outta My Dreams
-When the Going Gets Tough
-Suddenly
Cyndi Lauper
-Time after Time
-She Bop
Lionel Richie
-All Night Long
-Hello
-Lady
Naughty By Nature – O.P.P. (Who’s gotta go pee pee?)
Sir Mix-A-Lot – Baby Got Back
Gerardo- Rico Suave
Gilette- Short Short Man (All I can find is a re-mix on iTunes)
Tiffany- I think we’re alone now
Bonnie Tyler- Total Eclipse of the Heart
Boy George- Karma Chameleon
Men At Work
-Down Under
-Who Can it Be Now?
I could go on forever…
#65 Kelley – I SOOOO wanted to go to the Jackson 5 Reunion (the Victory Tour) too!!… My best friends dad surprized her with tickets to go in the next city over (5hrs away where he lived) and she could choose who to take… she choose me, but my parents wouldnt let me go because they didnt know her dad very well (her parents were divorced) and also felt I was too young to go…(I was 12)!!
… she brought me back a Concert Bandana, and I tied that thing around my jean pant leg and wore it proud!! LOL!! did you have the jean jacket with all the buttons too? LOL!!!
Johnnie, maybe we can take consolation from this… finally we can see what we missed!
Oh, and you better believe I had a jean jacket covered in buttons, and a bandana on my leg!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbYMP-SPKiU
Go YouTube!
I love this challenge….
Be With You – Mr. Big
Love of a Lifetime – Firehouse
18 & Life – Skid Row
I Remember You – Skid Row
Without You – Motley Crue
Yo Lincee!
I’ve never been a huge fan of the 80′s music. But there a few songs that I enjoy. I’ve briefly looked through the comments, so if I repeat, I apologize.
What a Feeling – The theme from Flashdance – Irene Cara
My older sister gave me the record (single, the little ones, whatever they are called) when I was 5. I danced to it ALL THE TIME and played it on my…wait for it…Fisher-Price record player. It was heaven.
Stand – R.E.M
The Globe – Big Audio Dynamite
If you like acoustic versions, VH1 has these cd’s (that you can download off itunes) called VH1 Metal Mania Stripped. It is acoustic versions sung by the original people of all those good monster ballads, 90′s songs. It is truly amazing.
And the last one, which you will not find on iTunes or really anywhere else, but I can totally hook you up. The soundtrack to the movie Girls Just Want to Have Fun. I JUST bought it off of ebay, yep, I’m ashamed to say I spent a whole $63 on one cd, but let me tell you, it was so worth it. Dancing in Heaven, Technique, I Can Fly…well worth the investment. You can’t find it anywhere…except ebay.
Happy downloading!!
OK, this could go on forever!! Thought of a couple that I Love LOVED!
Overkill from Men at Work–has anyone heard the updated, acoustic version by Collin What’s-his-name? Its way cool!
Steppin’ Out–Joe Jackson
and Something About You by Level 42.
not big hits, but awesome songs, nonetheless!
kelley – I have always loved the motown versions they did….
Angela W. – oh I totally forgot about the old REM (Life’s Rich Pagent was my favorite LP! – I was a gold member of Columbia Records club! LOL!!)… Loved “superman” from that album.
Now that there are so many responses I don’t have time to read through them, but what about “Faith” by George Michael? 1987…..LOVE IT! Or “Freedom”….or really anything by George Michael!
How much money do you think Itunes has made off of us in the last few days….lol.
Sorry to crash your lady party, but I couldn’t resist and spent the weekend compiling a mental list. My poor wife (who is NOT a child of the 80s)… Sorry for the mass regurgitation and thanks for the variety to my Rhapsody playlist at work to all.
R.E.O. Speedwagon — In My Dreams
Billy Joel — For the Longest Time
OMD — If You Leave; Dreaming; Secret
Pet Shop Boys — If You Leave; Go West
Depeche Mode — Route 66; People are People; Enjoy the Silence
Police — Every Breath You Take; Everything You Do Is Magic
The Cars — Magic; Drive
Def Leppard — Pour Some Sugar On Me; Love Bites
Air Supply — Making Love Out of Nothing At All
Alphaville — Forever Young
Yaz — Only You
Belinda Carlisle — Heaven Is A Place On Earth
Book of Love — I Touch Roses; Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls
Echo and the Bunnymen — Lips Like Sugar
Hall and Oats — Maneater
Debbie Gibson — Only in My Dreams
Tears for Fears — Shout; Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Survivor — The Search Is Over
Foreigner — I Want To Know What Love Is
Information Society — Repetition
New Order — Bizarre Love Triangle; Round and Round
Journey — Don’t Stop Believing; Faithfully
Lita Ford — Kiss Me Deadly
Dead or Alive — You Spin Me Round
Van Halen — Jump
Peter Cetera — the song from Karate Kid II
Culture Club — Karma Chameleon
R.E.M. — Orange Crush; Stand
Soft Cell — Tainted Love
Stevie Wonder — From the Bottom of My Heart;
Styx — Babe
The Escape Club — I’ll Be There
PIL (Public Image Limited) — Rise
Tom Petty — Free Fallin’; American Girl; Mary Jane
Twisted Sister — We’re Not Going To Take It
Wham! — Wake Me Up;
The Smiths — How Soon Is Now
There is one song that I really like that is driving me crazy… the only lyric I can remember is “a boat to Uganda” or something like that…
And finally, the 80’s would not have been the 80’s for me without Love and Rockets.
Best CD of the 90’s:
Radiohead – OK Computer
Best CD(s) of the 2000’s (so far):
Rooney – Rooney
Coldplay – X&Y
Best CD Last Year:
Taylor Swift – Taylor Swift
“boat to Uganda”??? Not even close…
Matthew Wilder — Break My Stride
All these posts and I don’t think anyone has mentioned “One Night in Bangkok” by Murray Head!!!
“I get my kick above the waistline, sunshine!”
What about “Kyrie” by Mister Mister? It took me FOREVER to find out what the title of this song was because I didn’t realize it was in Latin (thought it said “Carry me along this road that I must travel”). I love this song!
Some of my favorites:
“Abracadabra” by the Steve Miller Band
“Always Something There to Remind Me” by Naked Eyes
“Voices Carry” by ‘Til Tuesday
“I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight” by Cutting Crew
“I Didn’t Mean to Turn You On” by Robert Palmer
“Your Love” by The Outfield
“Don’t Dream It’s Over” by Crowded House
“The Flame” by Cheap Trick
“Broken Winds” by Mr. Mister
“Alive and Kicking” by Simple Minds
“Rock On” by Michael Damien
“Mercedes Boy” by Pebbles
“Cruel Summer” by Banarama
Lincee: What is this fabulous radio station you speak of? My friend is in LA right now and would LOVE it! Thanks!
Um, can I get some “Waiting for a Star to Fall” by Boy Meets Girl… and “All I Need is a Miracle” by Mike and the Mechanics, with a dash of “Karma Chameleon” by Boy George
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